News tagged with genetic transformation

Efficient preparation of a set of potential glycosidase inhibitors

(Phys.org) -- In many biological and pathological processes, glycosidase enzymes attack glycosidic bonds in carbohydrates, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. The ability to modify or block these processes by ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify role of gene in tumor development, growth and progression

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development, growth ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Beans' defenses mean bacteria get evolutionary helping hand

Bean plants' natural defences against bacterial infections could be unwittingly driving the evolution of more highly pathogenic bacteria, according to new research published today in Current Biology.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Restoring a natural root signal helps to fight a major corn pest

A longstanding and fruitful collaboration between researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland, together with contributions from colleagues in ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1